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Confession Tactics For Juveniles Should Be Examined

Police routinely use certain techniques to get confessions from suspects, but a new study from the University of Virginia suggests those tactics should not be used with juveniles.  Because their brains are not fully developed, social scientists say they will respond differently than adults and confess to crimes they didn’t commit. 

Sandy Hausman is Radio IQ's Charlottesville Bureau Chief